# Accident 19740817024699A: Piper PA18A150, Chitina, AK, August 17, 1974

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: August 17, 1974
- Place: Chitina, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Low Level Operations
- Location: 61.5158° N, 144.4369° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Chitina, AK, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=61.5158&lon=-144.4369&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9350D, registered now (https://openairdocs.org/aircraft/N9350D) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-18A 150 (registry code 7101837, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-18a-150) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA18A150
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 168 total, 163 in this make and model, 75 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC75DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG12) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19740817024699A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

SPOTTING GAME.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC75DAG12](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC75DAG12), Aug 17, 1974: Piper PA-18 (N9350D), Chitina, AK, substantial damage

## Other reports on N9350D (2)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Accident 19870916053259A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19870916053259A), Sep 16, 1987: Piper PA18A150 (N9350D), Windy Ridge, AK, Substantial damage. The right wing dragged on take off. The pilot reported gusty winds, and he delayed flap extention until lift off.
- [Accident 19760801025839A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19760801025839A), Aug 1, 1976: Piper PA18A150 (N9350D), Goghill Lake, AK, Destroyed

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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